Everything is linked. Every word is a wave. Every wound leaves a footprint.
We live in complicated times. All that we are and what we do is anchored to this earth, bound by inescapable chains of cause and effect. In this raw, unflinching collection of 14 poems, Darren Hobson explores the volatile, domino effect of life: how one spoken word, one misplaced trauma, or one fleeting connection ripples through the fabric of existence. Just a simple smile can push a person gently through the day, yet a single word can cast a fragile mind into a twenty-hour whirlpool of despair.
Linked by the prefixGEO—from tectonic shifts and geothermal fires to urban decay and psychological dungeons—these verses refuse to offer polished pretenses. Moving from the gritty industrial landscapes of childhood memories to the internal pressure cookers of repressed rage, this collection captures the friction between our internal worlds and an unyielding environment. This is a visceral journey through regret, alienation, love, and resilience, fighting back against the corporate monotony and social media boxes that try to pigeonhole us all.
The poet continues to explore the dark, unpolished regions of our lives, bringing the cockroaches out into the open. Expanding the psychological landscape of the Hobsonverse, these chaotic verses reveal that our private purgatories are never truly isolated, linking this volume to the broader, time-bending static of his other works. Yet, for all the bad news and structural noise, there will always be a little hidden silver lining waiting to be found.
Are we finding peace, or are we just papering over the cracks before the damage is done?